Sentences with phrase «despite declines in the unemployment»

Despite declines in the unemployment rate during the same period, delinquency rates for Direct Loans, the federal government's largest lending program, increased by roughly 8 % between 2013 and 2016.

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Despite the weakness in manufacturing payrolls (a loss of 36,000 jobs in goods - producing sectors in May) that accompanies this secular shift, labor market tightness has allowed for some moderate wage gains and further declines in the unemployment rate, beyond the influence of the declining participation rate.

Despite the weakness in manufacturing payrolls (a loss of 36,000 jobs in goods - producing sectors in May) that accompanies this secular shift, labour market tightness has allowed for some moderate wage gains and further declines in the unemployment rate, beyond the influence of the declining participation rate.

Despite a small decline in May, consumer confidence for the first five months of 2015 has been at a higher average level than at any time since May 2004.2 A relatively low unemployment rate and moderate inflation have helped maintain consumers» upbeat mood.

The country's unemployment levels have certainly set no records despite the 2008 financial crash sparking a calamitous decline in gross domestic product.

Despite an apparent decline in opportunities for information technology professionals in recent years, the job market for computer science Ph.D. s remains strong, with an unemployment rate below 1 %, according to the latest Taulbee Survey from the Computing Research Association (CRA), which was released in May.

In the most recent recession, suicide rates remained stable in Sweden and Finland while the rate declined in Austria, despite rising unemploymeIn the most recent recession, suicide rates remained stable in Sweden and Finland while the rate declined in Austria, despite rising unemploymein Sweden and Finland while the rate declined in Austria, despite rising unemploymein Austria, despite rising unemployment

Despite the unemployment rates declining, reaching record lows in October 2015 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job market has become more rigorous for the seeker.

Despite the unemployment rate dropping to 8.2 percent, the lowest rate in more than three years, it is not indicative of improving labor market conditions, as the rate was driven by a substantial decline in the labor force.